POST-2015in Belarus:National Consultations

TimelineDecember 2012 (active phase from February 2013)

June 2013

Organizers in BelarusMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus;UNCT members (UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR, IOM, UNAIDS, ILO, WHO, DPI).

StakeholdersGovernment institutions

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Ministry of Economy• Ministry of Education• Ministry of Health• Ministry of Natural

Resources and Environmental Protection

• National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus

• Research Institute of the Ministry of Economy

Civil Society Organizations

• Socio-cultural and human rights CSOs

• Belarus Red Cross Society

• Hrodna Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Republic of Belarus

• TUT.BY (web portal)

Targeted groups

• Men• Women• People with disabilities• People living with HIV• Migrants• Refugees• Seniors• Youth• Children• Experts• Civil society

representatives• Business representativesMedia

Faith-BasedOrganizations

Ongoing research in Belarus

• MY World 2015 surveyQuantitative

• 13 focus groups• Workshops in 10 cities for the

representatives of children's councils/parliaments

• Expert Groups• Round tables and discussion meetings

Qualitative(subjective & objective)

Adults

Adults

Questions asked in focus groups:1. What is important for any person (woman, man, boy, girl) in

our country to live well?2. Who are the people who are not living well in our country? 3. What aspects of our country life do you think are important to

protect and preserve in order to ensure that people live well?4. Is the gap between those who live well and those who do not

growing?5. What has got better and what has got worse in our country

recently?6. Who (which actors and institutions both in and outside the

country) can do something for people to live well in our country?

Focus groups: What People Appreciate

Education and healthcare systems;Belarusian language and culture, access to cultural services;Socially oriented state, social services;Social mobility;Stability, safety (absence of arm conflicts and terrorism); Agriculture; Tolerance and supportiveness;Opportunities for private business development;State oversight (health care, construction, sanitation services); Clean environment.

Focus groups:Priorities, Trends, Emerging Issues

Quality of Education and Healthcare;Decent Work and Stable Income;More Inclusive and Transparent Social and Political Processes;Observance of Human Rights;Possibilities for Self-realization;Inclusion, Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups;Environmental Sustainability;Preservation of Stability;Family Wellbeing;Growing Migration Outflow.

Adults - Priorities Men

Decent Work and Stable IncomeFinancial well-being StabilityFamilyHousingBusiness opportunities

WomenFamilyHealthLoveFinancial well-beingSelf-realization

WORLD

Fit For Children

We ensure that the voices and aspirations of childrenare reflected in the POST-2015 discussions.

Children: questionsWhether the MDGs are relevant for you and your peers in Belarus?

Are there any priorities which are not reflected in MDGs?

What are you personally ready to do for the development of children and adolescents around the world?

Consultations With Children:Results

Quality and accessibility of education;Support for people who can’t work;Protecting forests, rivers and oceans;Better job opportunities;Affordable and nutritious food;Better healthcare;

(Expanding partnership in education, protecting homeless animals).

Children: statements 1“We, the participants of the National Round Table on the development of the recommendations on Post-2015 development agenda, taking into account the health care issues in Belarus and worldwide:

Recommend to improve quality of health care services in the rural areas;Encourage application of modern technologies in health care; Welcome scientific research in the health care domain; Urge to raise wages to medical specialists; Underline a low psychological support to people with disabilities; Stand for universal access to health and fitness centers;Call to ensure stock of essential drugs in health care institutions.

…taking into account the issues related to food availability and quality,Recommend to reduce use of GM food;Advise to establish tight control over food quality at food production/supply/sales points;Propose to widen the use of international safe quality food standards.

…taking into account the issues of protection of forests, rivers and oceans, Request to draw attention to rivers pollution and drying;Recommend to stop uncontrollable deforestation;Highlight the necessity to preserve biodiversity;Propose to create leafy escapes under security surveillance/reservation parks;Encourage introduction of environmental education at all training stages;Advise to encourage production from the secondary raw materials.

Children: statements 2

Children: statements 3Recognizing the need to support persons unable to work,

Propose to foster non-barrier environment both in urban and rural settings;Recommend to set up a centralized/unified system of multi-sectoral support to persons unable to work;Encourage inclusive education that will facilitate active communication and organization of leisure time.

Taking into consideration interrelation of education quality and employment opportunities,

Propose to accelerate the introduction of high-tech industries;Recommend to arrange events that would raise youth’s interest to various professional occupations;Advise to establish monitoring of the quality of education.

Children: statements 4We request to also keep focus on the following issues acute for us and our peers:

youth’s upbringing (family and school) and leisure;support of youth initiatives and youth employment in spare time;impact of IT technologies on the development of modern society.

My World is a Global survey for citizens led by the UN and partners.

It aims to capture people's voices, priorities and views, so that global leaders can be informed as they begin the process of defining the new development agenda for the world.

MY World asks individuals which 6 of 16 possible issues they think would make the most difference to their lives.

16 issues have been built up from the priorities expressed by people in existing research and polling exercises and they cover the existing Millennium Development Goals, plus issues of sustainability, security, governance and transparency.

My World online survey priorities(4356 voted, 15 May 2013)

An honest and responsive governmentBetter healthcareA good educationProtection against crime and violencePolitical freedomsProtecting forests rivers and oceans

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